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The Art of Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith

J. W. Rinzler; foreword and screenplay by George Lucas

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Summary

Rinzler traces the visual development of Revenge of the Sith through storyboards, models, production sketches and effects artwork. Interviews with artists explain the work, and visual-script excerpts show how drawings guided digital production. The volume includes Lucas’s foreword and screenplay.

  • SourceDel Rey — publisher description held by Library of Congress · Explicit publisher-provided data: first-draft-to-screen development; storyboards, models, production sketches, ILM art; artists’ interviews; visual-script excerpts used in digital production.
  • SourceOriginal library MARC record — art3 · Byte range 198578275–198579637; cached art3-original.mrc and art3-original-marc.txt; 245: written by J.W. Rinzler; first edition Del Rey Books 2005; 020 ISBN 0345431359; 224 pages; Lucas Books note; 520 drafts-to-screen visual development.
  • SourceBGSU university library — contributor and contents record · The Art of Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith entry: J. W. Rinzler; George Lucas (Foreword by); ISBN 0345431359; description explicitly includes official screenplay by George Lucas.

Why read it Our view

Study how a team uses visual plans to guide digital production. Compare early design work with the intended story and the final screen result.

Written about

  • George LucasForeword and screenplay contributor; production-history subject
    Rinzler wrote the book. Lucas contributes a foreword and the included screenplay. These partial credits are kept distinct from whole-book authorship.
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